Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 393, The Second Batch of Ships

On a sea in the north of Ryukyu Island, more than a dozen large ships were sailing with the wind, their sails were blown by the wind, and seagulls were constantly singing around the ships, mooring to rest on the masts of the ships from time to time.

"Uh~"

Shuiwa admitted that she regretted going to Ryukyu and staying in her hometown. Although it was hard, and even though she couldn't eat enough, at least she didn't need to get seasick.

Shuiwa is from Henan. Henan has been part of the Central Plains since ancient times. Because of its long history and open terrain, Henan has been a populous province since ancient times.

Compared with its huge population, Henan has very little land, and the contradiction between people and land is extremely sharp. In addition to this place in Henan, there are more than a dozen people from the old Zhu family who conferred kingship here. The prince is a big blood-sucking insect, lying on the bodies of ordinary people in Henan to suck blood.

Ordinary people in Henan live a more difficult life than those in other provinces. Although they are equally hardworking and simple, in this farming society, the lack of land means that the people here are destined to be very poor.

Shuiwa belongs to the lowest class. There are many brothers and sisters in the family, not counting the few who died young. There are seven brothers and sisters in Shuiwa's family, but Shuiwa's family doesn't even have an acre of land. The smaller ones are for the landlord’s old cows and sheep.

Life is very poor, and it is really difficult to even have a full meal throughout the year.

Not long ago, someone from the government came forward to bring people to Henan to recruit people, saying that they were recruiting some people to develop Ryukyu Island. As long as they are willing to move to Ryukyu Island, they are guaranteed to have three meals a day to eat and work. One tael of silver a month, and three mu of land will be returned after one year of work.

There are many brothers and sisters in Shuiwa's family, and Shuiwa is the eldest. He is just seventeen years old this year, and it was the time when half-children would eat me to death. So when Shuiwa said that he would try it, his parents agreed without even thinking about it.

Regardless of whether it's true or not, it's always good to go out and venture out. As for whether you will be cheated or not, everyone doesn't care, as long as you have something to eat, you can be a cow or a horse, a slave or a maidservant.

They are all poor, they are not so hypocritical, they have food to eat, and they don’t starve to death.

So Shuiwa followed thousands of people who were about the same size as her first from Henan to Tianjin, and then took a ride all the way south from Tianjin, and was about to arrive at Ryukyu Island.

He has never traveled far before, and even before, the farthest place he went was the small town where he was, but this time, he traveled so far all at once.

Shuiwa became extremely painful from the beginning of freshness to Tianjin after taking the boat, because he would get seasick. For half a month, from Tianjin until now, he has not adapted to it, dizzy and vomiting every day.

If it weren't for the fact that the boat is full of food and meat, Shui Wa, a poor boy, ate a lot every meal even though he vomited, otherwise he would definitely not be able to bear it.

"Shuiwa, are you alright?"

Beside Shuiwa, Huowa from the same village asked with concern.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm used to it, but I don't know when this Ryukyu Island will arrive. It's been half a month since I went to sea."

Shui Wa shook her head and said.

"Who knows, I heard from the people on the boat that we can arrive in just two days, but I heard people say that this Ryukyu Island is full of miasma, mosquitoes, and barbarians who eat people. Will we die in Ryukyu?" island?"

Huo Wa thought for a while and said.

There are a group of teenagers of similar age on the boat. When recruiting people, they are carefully selected. The older ones have poor learning ability and are slippery, so they can’t be hired. The younger ones can’t do work and are a burden, so they are seventeen or eighteen years old. It is the best, the first batch of recruits to go to Ryukyu are all of this age.

People at this age are still young and have strong plasticity. As long as they are properly educated, they can still make up for it. They have grown up and have strength, which will not delay the construction and development of Ryukyu City.

After all, Ryukyu Island is a private development. Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao, and Zhang Mao also paid for the construction of Ryukyu City. They also planted sugar cane to make money from cane sugar. It was not an official immigration and development.

In general, Liu Jin still has to consider the issue of profitability, considering the issue of getting a return on investment, and throwing a lot of money is not for doing good deeds.

"Clang~clang~"

At this time, the bell on the boat rang, and everyone immediately regained their energy. It was very boring on the boat. Whenever the bell rang, there must be something to do. In the past, it was basically a meal, but looking at the time, it seems that it is not a meal now. when.

"Ryukyu Island is just ahead, and we can reach Ryukyu Island before sunset today."

The sailors on the ship started to shout at the crowd with a big iron horn, telling everyone that they were about to arrive at the Ryukyu Road.

"It's finally here~"

Shui Wa also heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and finally arrived at Ryukyu Island.

Then everyone looked forward one by one, and the outline of the land could be vaguely seen from the sea. In the field of vision, the outline became clearer and bigger, and gradually the entire field of vision was covered.

More than a dozen ships seemed to have eyes, and naturally found the Danshui River, and along the upstream of the Danshui River, they naturally found the Ryukyu City, which is under construction.

This has to say the benefits of Liu Jin's establishment of Tianjin Maritime Academy. Because of the systematic training, as long as the location is marked on the map, these crew members can easily find the place, even if they have never been here before. place.

"Haha, I reckoned that you should have arrived in the past two days, Lao Fei. Seeing that you haven't come, I thought you were taken into the sea by pirates and Japanese pirates to feed the fish?"

Here at the wharf of the Tamsui River Bend outside Ryukyu City, Li Yuanshan said to a person with a smile on his face. This person is Fei Yi, the captain of the second batch of fleets. He also graduated from Tianjin Maritime Academy, and he was in the same period as Li Yuanshan. , be regarded as classmates.

"Pirates? Japanese pirates?"

"Did you encounter pirates and pirates when you came?"

When Fei Yi heard this, he immediately asked.

"Yes, I had a fierce fight with them, and sent all those pirates and Japanese pirates to feed the sharks."

"Haven't you met?"

Liu Yuanshan replied.

"No, we had a smooth journey and nothing happened."

Fei Yi shook his head and said.

"It's good if you don't meet, I'm still worried that something will happen to you."

"By the way, does Mr. Liu have anything to explain here?"

Li Yuanshan smiled, and then said very seriously.

"Mr. Liu has nothing to explain here, just let me ask you if you have any troubles here, and is there anything you need to support?"

Fei Yi shook his head and said.

"Trouble is not much trouble. We have been here for more than a month, and nothing has happened. The barbarians here have not come to make trouble. That is, we encountered Japanese pirates and pirates when we came again. Someone should have known about us in advance. news, so we are laying an ambush in advance, preparing to rob."

"After you go back here, tell Mr. Liu about this. Pirates and Japanese pirates will pose a huge threat to our exchanges. We must clean them up as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect our later plans."

Li Yuanshan thought for a while and told about his encounter with Japanese pirates and pirates. He felt that this incident was very strange, as if it had been calculated in advance. If it wasn't for the sharp artillery and explosive kits, something might have happened.

"Hmm~"

Fei Yi nodded and remembered the matter.

"How many people and supplies did you bring over this time?"

After talking about the business, Li Yuanshan hurriedly asked again.

"This time I brought [-] people here, all of whom are teenagers. My son means to follow the model here in Tianjin. They work during the day and take night classes at night. They are still young and have strong plasticity. They must be cultivated well. nourish."

Fei Yi pointed to the crowd who were disembarking from the boat on the open space behind him and said.

These people are very young, and each of them looks at everything around them with curious eyes, with fear and longing in their eyes.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Li Yuanshan nodded solemnly, everyone was cultivated by Liu Jin's model, and he has already mastered this model in Tianjin.

Liu Jin's industry is constantly expanding, and management is often transferred from one industry to another. Where did these management come from? It is not based on such a model, which is continuously cultivated.

Now the evening classes in many industries under Liu Jin's command are quite famous, allowing hundreds of thousands of illiterate people to be able to read and write, and to be able to calculate short answers.

Some of them who are strong in learning and willing to work are now the backbone of many industries under Liu Jin's command. Some evening classes in Tianjin have already been trained in this professional direction.

For example, the night classes at the Tianjin Shipyard teach shipbuilding in this way; the night classes at the Miyun Iron Works teach how to make iron, etc. These are considered advanced night classes, and they are only open to people with basic knowledge. Liu Jin has cultivated a steady stream of talents.

"In addition, I brought you several shipments of cement. I know that you need this most. There are also steel bars produced by Miyun Iron Works, tools for reclamation, etc., and another five hundred thousand silver dollars. The son said here , If you need anything, you can go to Fujian and Zhejiang to purchase, don’t save money, spend what you should.”

"Fujian and Zhejiang are close to each other, so it is convenient to purchase ordinary things, but it is too far away to transport them from Tianjin, which is troublesome."

Fei Yi nodded. He was different from Li Yuanshan. Li Yuanshan was resident here in Ryukyu City, while he needed the capital to travel between Tianjin and Ryukyu, and was responsible for transporting supplies and people.

"I know, there are also ships from my side going to Fujian to purchase almost every now and then."

Li Yuanshan nodded and said.

(End of this chapter)